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October 7, 2011

At the Movies: Jackman’s ‘Real Steel’ is scrap metal

By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer


REAL STEEL

Director: Shawn Levy

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly

Rating: PG-13

Running time: 127 minutes

“Real Steel” dresses up a bad idea — robots boxing — with all the computer effects and heavy-metal action that Hollywood can buy. But that doesn’t cover up the fact that it’s a bad idea. Really bad.


 
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